lance

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A long spear used by soldiers on horseback.

   The knight charged forward with his lance lowered.

2. 2
   verb

   To cut open a swelling or wound with a sharp instrument to let fluid out.

   The doctor lanced the painful boil on his arm.

The surname is derived from a medieval given name Lanzo, short form of names beginning with the Germanic element *land; see land. Doublet of Lanzo.

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